Workplace movement visualizations

ABSTRACT

Methods, systems, and apparatus for generating workplace movement visualizations. A method includes receiving a request for a user interface presentation that presents time spent by individuals in productive areas of a work site; receiving data specifying the presence of a plurality of personal wireless beacons within each of a plurality of areas of the worksite, wherein a first area of the plurality of areas is designated a productive area and wherein a second area of the plurality of areas is designated a nonproductive area; computing, for each of a plurality of time periods, a respective count of individuals within the first area designated as a productive area; generating a user interface presentation that presents the respective counts of individuals within the productive area; and providing the generated user interface presentation in response to the request.

BACKGROUND

This specification relates to location-enabled devices.

Location-enabled devices are computing devices whose location can bediscerned by the device itself or by another system. For example, asmart phone can have an integrated global positioning system (GPS)receiver that allows the smart phone to determine its location. Somelocation-enabled devices can obtain their location from data transmittedby nearby wireless access points. The wireless access point devices canshare their own location, which informs the location-enabled deviceabout its own location. Conversely, a wireless access point can recordthe location of a particular device by virtue of establishingcommunication with the device.

SUMMARY

Innovative aspects of the subject matter described in this specificationmay be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving arequest for a user interface presentation that presents time spent byindividuals in productive areas of a work site; receiving dataspecifying the presence of a plurality of personal wireless beaconswithin each of a plurality of areas of the worksite, wherein a firstarea of the plurality of areas is designated a productive area andwherein a second area of the plurality of areas is designated anonproductive area; computing, for each of a plurality of time periods,a respective count of individuals within the first area designated as aproductive area; generating a user interface presentation that presentsthe respective counts of individuals within the productive area; andproviding the generated user interface presentation in response to therequest.

Other versions include corresponding systems, apparatus and computerprograms, configured to perform the actions of the methods, encoded oncomputer storage devices. These and other versions may each optionallyinclude one or more of the following features.

In some implementations the request for the user interface presentationthat presents time spent by individuals in productive areas of a worksite further specifies that the user interface presentation presents acomparison between personal wireless beacon presence data and accesscontrol system data.

In other implementations the method further comprises receiving seconddata describing accesses granted by an access control system toindividuals to each of the plurality of areas of the worksite;determining that the first data is inconsistent with the second data; inresponse, determining an aggregate measure of individuals granted accessby the access control system without having personal wireless beaconspresent within the work site; and wherein the determined aggregatemeasure of individuals granted access by the access control systemwithout having personal wireless beacons present within the work site ispresented in the generated user interface presentation.

In some cases the second data describing accesses granted by an accesscontrol system to individuals to the particular area of the work sitecomprises gate swipe data describing a gate count of individuals thathave been granted access to the particular area of the work site.

In other cases the second data describing accesses granted by an accesscontrol system to individuals to the particular area of the work sitespecifies a respective identity of each individual granted access by theaccess control system.

In some implementations the request for the user interface presentationthat presents time spent by individuals in productive areas of a worksite further specifies that the user interface presentation presents acomparison between individuals that are present in productive areasversus nonproductive areas of a work site.

In other implementations the method further comprises computing, foreach of the plurality of time periods, a respective second count ofindividuals within the second area designated as a nonproductive area;and wherein the generated user interface presentation further presentsthe respective first counts of individuals within the productive areaover time and the respective second counts of individuals within thenonproductive area over time.

In some cases the request for the user interface presentation thatpresents time spent by individuals in productive areas of a work sitefurther specifies that the user interface presentation presents acomparison between time spent by individuals in productive areas versusnonproductive areas of a work site.

In other cases the method further comprises computing, for each of theplurality of time periods, a respective second count of individualswithin the second area designated as a nonproductive area; and whereinthe generated user interface presentation further presents therespective first counts of individuals within the productive area as apercentage of time and the respective second counts of individualswithin the nonproductive area as a percentage of time.

In some implementations the method further comprises receiving seconddata specifying an assigned amount of time to be spent by individualswithin each of the plurality of areas of the worksite; and wherein thegenerated user interface presentation further presents the second data.

In some cases the request for the user interface presentation thatpresents time spent by individuals in productive areas of a work sitefurther specifies that the user interface presentation presents acomparison between data relating to hours earned and data relating tohours budgeted.

In some implementations the method further comprises receiving seconddata specifying a sum of budgeted hours per activity; computing, foreach of a plurality of time periods, a count of hours earned peractivity using the first data; and wherein the generated user interfacepresentation further presents a comparison between the budgeted hoursand the hours earned per activity.

In some cases the generated user interface further presents one or moremetrics including at least one of (i) a total headcount of individualswithin the particular area of the work site, (ii) a daily force reportfrom vendors count, (iii) a planned full time equivalent count, (iv)lost or abandoned personal wireless beacon count, (v) daily force reporthours, (vi) timesheet hours, (vii) swipe hours, (viii) a percentage oftotal time covered by the presence of a plurality of personal wirelessbeacons, (ix) an average number of minutes from shift start to arrivingat the one or more workface zones, (x) an average number of minutes fromleaving a last workface zone and leaving the worksite, and (xi) averagebreak length.

In some implementations the first data specifying the presence of aplurality of personal wireless beacons within each of the plurality ofareas of the worksite further specifies a respective identity of anindividual associated with each personal wireless beacon in theplurality of personal wireless beacons.

In other implementations the received request for a user interfacepresentation specifies a time period for the respective counts ofindividuals within the productive area.

In some cases the user interface presentation comprises one or moregraphical representations based on at least one of (i) the count ofindividuals within the first area designated as a productive area, (ii)a total number of people at the worksite, (iii) a count of individualswithin the second area designated as a non-productive area, (iv) dataspecifying an assigned amount of time to be spent by individuals withineach of the plurality of areas of the worksite, (v) data specifyingbudgeted hours per activity, or (vi) data specifying earned hours peractivity.

In further cases the generated user interface presentation comprises oneor more user-selectable filters that respectively filter thepresentation according to one or more of (i) date, (ii) class, (iii)shift type, (iv) vendor, (v) role, or (vi) zone type.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationcomprises two user-selectable filters that filter the presentationaccording to (i) individuals who were planned to be within theparticular area of a work site based on a vendor report, and (ii)individuals who were not planned to be within the particular area of awork site based on a vendor report, respectively.

In further implementations the generated user interface presentationcomprises two user selectable buttons that presents the respectivecounts of individuals within the productive area as (i) chart form or(ii) table form, respectively.

Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding computer systems,apparatus, and computer programs recorded on one or more computerstorage devices, each configured to perform the actions of the methods.A system of one or more computers can be configured to performparticular operations or actions by virtue of having software, firmware,hardware, or a combination thereof installed on the system that inoperation causes or cause the system to perform the actions. One or morecomputer programs can be configured to perform particular operations oractions by virtue of including instructions that, when executed by dataprocessing apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform the actions.

Particular embodiments of the subject matter described in thisspecification can be implemented so as to realize one or more of thefollowing advantages. A digital turnaround system may be used to performreal time analysis and create visualizations of data representing thelocation and movement of individuals at a worksite. The performed dataanalysis and created visualizations may be used to determine one or moreprocess efficiency improvements associated with work processes performedat the worksite. In some cases a digital turnaround system may be usedto determine an increase in worksite efficiency by comparing plannedsupply with actual supply using gate swipe data and location data. Forexample, based on determining a number or percentage of people on sitethat are in possession of personal wireless devices, such as RFIDdevices, herein referred to as “personal wireless beacons”, procedurescan be installed that ensure float management and scheduling isfunctioning optimally, resulting in increases in productivity.

In other cases a digital turnaround system may be used to understand howa workforce moves between contractor areas (non productive zones) andworkface areas (productive zones) during time on site. Such anunderstanding can be used to identify issues and improve efficiency. Forexample, it may be noticed that a workforce requires a significantamount of time to ramp up or down for breaks, wasting productivity time.Management may use this information to alter logistics within theworksite, for example providing alternative safe passage more directlybetween the workface and rest areas or resurrecting closer facilities.

In some cases a digital turnaround system may be used to understand howmuch time is being spent at the workface across vendors and roles byday. Such an understanding may be used to maximize the productivity ofthe worksite.

In some cases a digital turnaround system may be used to identifyproblems at the worksite, which may be subsequently fixed. For example,personal wireless beacon data may be used to track down missingequipment, or to report issues or emergencies.

A digital turnaround system may use location data, e.g., data frompersonal wireless beacons, to perform root cause analysis regardingwhere people are when not at a workface and work with vendors to changeprocesses to minimize this non value added time. Furthermore, locationdwell data can be used to understand excessive time in different areaswhich can be a leading indicator, especially when correlated with otherwork time data, as a sign of fatigue and a precursor to an incident, forexample when people do not taking enough brakes or take an excessiveamount of break time. Generally, the digital turnaround system maycapture and visualize fatigue related information of interest, such asexcessive time on site or excessive consecutive days worked. Inaddition, a digital turnaround system may be used to investigate vendoraccountability, driven for example through a daily review of projectprogress vs. effort (Earned vs. Burn) comparison.

A digital turnaround system may be used to generate a user interfacepresentation that provides for real-time updates of key headcountinformation based on the frequency of data loaded by metric of interest,such as headcount, gate swipe, badge, DFR, etc. The generated userinterface presentation may enable a user to click on such metricsthereby showing trend information throughout a specified executionperiod. Such metric charts support and enable turnaround leadership todrive greater accuracy in the data being captured.

The details of one or more embodiments of the subject matter describedin this specification are set forth in the accompanying drawings and thedescription below. Other potential features, aspects, and advantages ofthe subject matter will become apparent from the description, thedrawings, and the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1. depicts a map of an example worksite map with the differentareas geo-fenced based on categorization of the zone.

FIG. 2 depicts a block diagram of an example digital turnaround system.

FIG. 3A depicts a flowchart of an example process for generating a userinterface presentation that presents headcount and compliance data.

FIG. 3B depicts an example user interface presentation for presentingheadcount and compliance data.

FIG. 4A depicts a flowchart of an example process for generating a userinterface presentation that presents mass movement data.

FIG. 4B depicts an example user interface presentation for presentingmass movement data.

FIG. 5A depicts a flowchart of an example process for generating a userinterface presentation that presents zone management data.

FIG. 5B depicts an example user interface presentation for presentingzone management data.

FIG. 6A depicts a flowchart of an example process for generating a userinterface presentation that presents detailed zone management data

FIG. 6B depicts an example user interface presentation for presentingdetailed zone management data.

FIG. 7A depicts a flowchart of an example process for generating a userinterface presentation that presents progress management data.

FIG. 7B depicts an example user interface presentation for presentingprogress management data.

Like reference symbols in the various drawings indicate like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

This specification describes a digital turnaround system for trackingthe location and movement of individuals at a worksite using, forexample, personal wireless devices, herein referred to as “personalwireless beacons” and Wi-Fi access points distributed throughout theworksite. Data specifying the tracked location of the individuals at theworksite is provided to a digital turnaround system, where real timeanalysis of the data is performed and visualizations illustratingimportant properties of the data are created. A user may be able toapply filters to an interface containing the visualizations illustratingimportant properties of the data based on provided attributes to gainadditional insights, such as through date, shift, location, project,vendor, or role filters. The data analysis and visualizations may beused to determine process efficiency improvements for the worksite andperform root cause analysis for any insight that is deemed pertinent.

FIG. 1 depicts a map of an example worksite 100. For example, the map ofthe example worksite could represent a mine, plant, factory or oil rig.The map of the example worksite 100 includes one or more areas, e.g.,area 102, 104, and 106, that are geo-fenced and categorized based onworkface zones, contractor areas and permit areas. The differentgeo-fenced areas, e.g., areas 102-112, may be used to judge productivityof the worksite, wherein productivity in a workface zone may be weightedheavier than the productivity in a contractor zone.

The workface areas, e.g., areas 102 and 108, are productive work areasin which standard work is performed. For example, as described above,the map of the example worksite could represent a mine, and the workfaceareas 102 and 108 could represent areas in which maintenance activitiesare required during the outage.

The contractor areas, e.g., areas 104 and 110, are nonproductive workareas such as break rooms, designated smoking areas or trailers.

The permit areas, e.g., areas 108 and 112, are areas where contractorsor vendor leadership get paperwork approval for the work that is goingto be done on site and timing on having the people in the plant. Thismay often become an area of bottleneck during outages, therefore aseparate zone of particular interest.

FIG. 2 depicts a block diagram of an example digital turnaround system200. The example digital turnaround system 200 may be used to performreal time analysis of data representing the location and movement ofindividuals at a worksite, e.g., the location and movement ofindividuals at worksite 100 of FIG. 1, using personal wireless beaconsand Wi-Fi access points distributed throughout the worksite.

The example digital turnaround system 200 includes a network 202, e.g.,a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WLAN), the Internet, or acombination thereof, wireless beacon system 204, access control system206, user interface generator 208, and scheduling and budgeting system210. The network 202 can be accessed over a wired and/or a wirelesscommunications link. For example, mobile computing devices, such assmartphones can utilize a cellular network to access the network.

Wireless beacon system 204 includes one or more Wi-Fi access points 212and data store 214, and is in communication with one or more personalwireless beacons 216. A personal wireless beacon 216 is an electronicdevice that may be worn or carried by an employee of the worksite, suchas a radio frequency identification tag, and is capable of communicatingwith the wireless beacon system 204. In some implementations a personalwireless beacon may be placed on equipment or materials. In someexamples a personal wireless beacon 216 may be installed on a devicebelonging to an employee of the worksite, such as an electronic deviceincluding personal computers, mobile communication devices, e.g.,smartphones and/or tablet computing devices, or other devices that cancommunicate with the wireless beacon system 204 over the network 202. Inother examples a personal wireless beacon 216 may be a wearablecomputing device that can communicate with the wireless beacon system204 over the network 202. A smartwatch, (i.e., a watch that is enabledto communicate over the Internet) is an example of a wearable device.Other examples include mobile devices that are fitted with a clipmechanism and can be attached to items of clothing.

In some implementations, the personal wireless beacons 216 may beinstalled on an electronic device that is stored at a docking stationand may be operable using employee accounts or other forms ofidentification. For example, an employee may be assigned an identitycard, e.g., a near field communication (NFC) identity card, that canstore information relating to the employee, such as a daily workingschedule. The identity card may be used to activate and personalize anelectronic device having a personal wireless beacon installed thereon,e.g., by touching the electronic device with the NFC identity card,enabling the electronic device to download the current working scheduleof the employee.

The personal wireless beacons 216 may record respective locations andtime tags using any type of location tracking infrastructure ortechnology that is capable of capturing location information, includingbut not limited to Bluetooth, WIFI, Cellular, GPS, or Microwave.

The one or more Wi-Fi access points 212 are devices that can detect thepresence of a personal wireless beacon 216 within a given radius. Theone or more Wi-Fi access points 212 may be located throughout theworksite, for example near entrances or exits to different work zones orareas, or entrances or exits to contractor zones such as break areas orsmoking areas. Multiple Wi-Fi access points may be installed in a givenwork zone of the worksite, depending on the size, contents and expectedamount of traffic in the work zone. The one or more Wi-Fi access points212 are configured to detect the presence of a personal wireless beacon216 and store data relating to the detected presence of the personalwireless beacon 216 in data store 214. Data relating to the detectedpresence of the personal wireless beacons 216 includes but is notlimited to a time in which the beacon was detected, location at whichthe beacon was detected, an identity of the detected beacon andassociated holder of the beacon. In some implementations the personalwireless beacons 216 may include a respective panic button that may bepushed by an employee in case of emergency situations, and data storedin data store 214 may include a time and location in which the panicbutton of a nearby personal wireless beacon was pressed.

Access control system 206 includes gate swipe system 220 and data store222. The access control system 206 is a security measure installed atthe worksite and provides limited access to different areas of theworksite. For example, gate swipe system 220 may include one or moregates, e.g., turnstile gates, at entrances and exits to different zonesof the worksite. The gate swipe system may restrict the passage ofindividuals only to people who insert or swipe a valid pass, such as anear field communication identity card. Upon allowing or forbidding thepassage of an individual with a corresponding swipe pass, gate swipesystem 220 may store data relating to the swipe pass in data store 222.Data relating to the swipe pass includes but is not limited to a time inwhich the pass was swiped, location at which the pass was swiped,identity of the pass and associated holder of the pass, or whether theswiped pass or passage was successful or not.

Scheduling and budgeting system 210 includes information relating toscheduling and budgeting for the worksite. For example, scheduling andbudgeting system 210 may be in communication with external vendors thatare scheduled to work on site. The scheduling and budgeting system 210may store data relating to worksite scheduling and budgeting in datastore 224. For example, the worksite may prepare a monthly schedule ofexpected activities to take place at the worksite, and an expectednumber of employees of different skills and roles that are required. Themonthly schedule may be stored in data store 224. Furthermore, at theend of a month, the scheduling and budgeting system 210 may receive atimesheet of recorded hours worked by employees of the worksite andstore the timesheet in data store 224. Generally, data included in thedata store 224 may include data relating to human resources, timesheets,safety and incident reports, work management, project planning, dailyvendor reports, success criteria or other sources for improvement. Thedata may be sampled, for example by user interface generator 208 asdescribed below, at varying intervals of time. For example, datarelating to human resources may be sampled every 30 minutes, whereasdata relating to safety and incidents may be sampled less often, such astwice a day. Other data, such as project planning or success criteriamay be sampled once a day. For convenience scheduling and budgetingsystem 210 is depicted as a single system, however in someimplementations the system 200 may include a separate scheduling systemand separate budgeting system.

User interface generator 208 interprets location data on a frequentbasis and presents it to the user. More specifically, user interfacegenerator 208 is configured to receive requests for user interfacepresentations. User interface generator 208 is configured to communicatewith wireless beacon system 204, access control system 206 andscheduling and budgeting system 210 to access data stored in data stores214, 222 and 224 respectively. The user interface generator 208 uses theinformation stored in data stores 214, 222 and 224 to determinequantities of interest that are relevant to the request for a userinterface presentation. Based on determined quantities of interest, userinterface generator 208 generates an analytics dashboard forpresentation that provides near real-time replication of the accesseddata. In some implementations user interface generator 208 may includean extract-transform-load engine that is configured to run rules andgenerate data sets for visualization of metrics of interest.

For example, user interface generator 208 may receive a request for auser interface presentation that presents a comparison between personalwireless beacon presence data and access control system data. Inresponse to the received request, the user interface generator 208 mayextract first data specifying the presence of a plurality of personalwireless beacons within a particular area of a work site from data store214 and second data describing accesses granted by an access controlsystem to individuals to the particular area of the work site from datastore 222. The user interface generator may be configured to compute anaggregate measure of individuals granted access by the access controlsystem without having personal wireless beacons present within the worksite and, based on the computed aggregate measure, generate a userinterface presentation that presents the aggregate measure ofindividuals granted access by the access control system without havingpersonal wireless beacons present within the work site. Generating userinterface presentations based on data specifying the presence of aplurality of personal wireless beacons within a particular area of awork site is described in more detail below with reference to FIGS.3A-7B.

FIG. 3A depicts a flowchart of an example process 300 for generating auser interface presentation that presents headcount and compliance data.The process 300 can be implemented, for example, by the digitalturnaround system 200 of FIG. 2 above.

The system receives a request for a user interface presentation thatpresents a comparison between personal wireless beacon presence data andaccess control system data (step 302). For example, a user requestingthe user interface presentation that presents a comparison betweenpersonal wireless beacon presence data and access control system datamay wish to validate that each individual located on site has correctlyswiped into the access control system and is wearing a personal wirelessbeacon, in order for a reported headcount to reflect the number ofindividuals detected on site. The user may further wish to analyze whichvendors or execution leads are adhering to target security measures, andwhether vendors are ppe compliant.

In some implementations the received request for a user interfacepresentation that presents a comparison between personal wireless beaconpresence data and access control system data specifies a time period forthe personal wireless beacon presence data and access control systemdata. For example, the received request may specify a user interfacepresentation that presents a comparison between personal wireless beaconpresence data and access control system data for a certain working day.

The system receives first data specifying the presence of a plurality ofpersonal wireless beacons within a particular area of a work site (step304). For example, the worksite may include multiple Wi-Fi access pointsin each area of the worksite that detect and log the presence ofpersonal wireless beacons. In some implementations the first dataspecifying the presence of a plurality of personal wireless beaconswithin a particular area of a work site further specifies a respectiveidentity of an individual associated with each personal wireless beaconin the plurality of personal wireless beacons.

The system receives second data describing accesses granted by an accesscontrol system to individuals to the particular area of the work site(step 306). For example, the worksite may include an access controlsystem that monitors the entrance of permitted individuals to particularareas of the worksite. In some implementations the second datadescribing accesses granted by an access control system to individualsto the particular area of the work site includes gate swipe datadescribing a gate count of individuals that have been granted access tothe particular area of the work site. For example, for security reasons,each area of the work swipe may be fitted with an entrance/exit gatethat requires individuals to swipe a specifically assigned device inorder to gain access to the respective area.

In other implementations the second data describing accesses granted byan access control system to individuals to the particular area of thework site specifies a respective identity of each individual grantedaccess by the access control system. For example, as an individualswipes a gate using a personal wireless beacon or other device, e.g., aregistered swipe card, in order to gain access to a particular area ofthe worksite, the gate or access control system may log a respectiveidentity of the individual using the personal wireless beacon or otherdevice. The identity of an individual may include an anonymousidentification such as an identification number. In some implementationsthe gate or access control system may further log additional data, suchas a time and date of the access request.

The system determines that the first data is inconsistent with thesecond data (step 308). For example, based on the received first dataand second data, the system may determine that a gate swipe count doesnot match a personal wireless beacon (“tag”) count, indicating thatindividuals are forgetting their personal wireless beacons or that newindividuals are still waiting for personal wireless beacons to beassigned to them. The system may further determine that a daily forcereport count (DFR) is inconsistent with a gate count, indicating forexample a manual entry problem with DFR and vendor reporting inaccuracy.

In response to determining that the first data is inconsistent with thesecond data, the system determines an aggregate measure of individualsgranted access by the access control system without having personalwireless beacons present within the work site (step 310). FIG. 3Bdepicts an example user interface presentation 350 for presentingheadcount and compliance data. For example, as presented in generateduser interface presentation 350, the system may determine that 592individuals were granted access by the access control system whereas 514individuals were detected via personal wireless beacons, leaving anaggregate measure of 78. The system may determine other aggregatemeasures of interest relating to of individuals granted access by theaccess control system without having personal wireless beacons presentwithin the work site.

The system generates a user interface presentation 350 that presents theaggregate measure of individuals granted access by the access controlsystem without having personal wireless beacons present within the worksite (step 312).

In some implementations the generated user interface presentation 350further presents one or more metrics comprising (i) a total headcount ofindividuals within the particular area of the work site, (ii) a dailyforce report from vendors count, (iii) a planned full time equivalentcount, (iv) lost or abandoned personal wireless beacon count. Forexample, the generated user interface 350 may include a column ofmetrics 358 that validate different types of headcount and compliance towearing personal wireless beacons or swiping gate passes for securityreasons. The metrics 358 presented in the generated user interface 350include, but are not limited to, headcount, daily force report count,tag count, gate count, or tag compliance. The value column 372, changecolumn 374 and 2 week average column 376 for the metrics may bedetermined based on the received first data specifying the presence of aplurality of personal wireless beacons within a particular area of awork site and the received second data describing accesses granted by anaccess control system to individuals to the particular area of the worksite. In some implementations additional data may be received and usedto determine values for the columns 372, 374 or 376, such as dataspecifying planned full time equivalents, or data received directly fromvendors.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentation 350includes one or more user-selectable filters that respectively filterthe presentation according to one or more of (i) date, (ii) class, (iii)shift type, (iv) vendor, or (v) role. For example, the generated userinterface presentation 350 may include a filter button 370 that, whenselected, provides a user with a list of filters that can be applied tothe presentation. The user may select a single filter or multiplefilters of different types.

The list of filters may include a date filter that enables to user tospecify a time period or date in which to filter the presentation. Forexample, in some implementations a user may wish to view an aggregatedmeasure of individuals granted access by the access control systemwithout having personal wireless beacons present within the work siteduring a single working day. In other implementations a user may wish toview the aggregated measure of individuals granted access by the accesscontrol system without having personal wireless beacons present withinthe work site on a more frequent basis, such as on an hourly basis, orevery fifteen minutes. In the example generated user interfacepresentation 350, a user has filtered the results according to date, asshown by the presented date 362.

The list of filters may further include a shift type filter that enablesusers to specify a type of shift with which to filter the presentation.For example, in some implementations a user may wish to view anaggregated measure of individuals granted access by the access controlsystem without having personal wireless beacons present within the worksite during day shifts only. In other implementations a user may wish toview the aggregated measure of individuals granted access by the accesscontrol system without having personal wireless beacons present withinthe work site during night shifts only.

The list of filters may further include a vendor filter that enablesusers to specify a vendor with which to filter the presentation. Forexample, in some implementations a user may wish to view an aggregatedmeasure of individuals from a particular vendor or group of vendors thatwere granted access by the access control system without having personalwireless beacons present within the work site. In the example generateduser interface presentation 350, a user has filtered some resultsaccording to vendors relating to boiler makers, welders or pipe fitters,as shown by column 364. In particular, the user has filtered the resultsaccording to three specific vendors relating to “Boilers & Pipes”,namely “DRN Boilers & Pipes” “TRY Boilers & Pipes” and “Weld Boilers &Pipes”, as shown by columns 364 and 360.

The list of filters may further include a class type filter that enablesusers to specify a type of class of worker with which to filter thepresentation. For example, in some implementations a user may wish toview an aggregated measure of craft personnel granted access by theaccess control system without having personal wireless beacons presentwithin the work site. In other implementations a user may wish to viewan aggregated measure of non-billable or indirect personnel grantedaccess by the access control system without having personal wirelessbeacons present within the work site.

The list of filters may further include a role filter that enables usersto specify a role with which to filter the presentation. For example, insome implementations a user may wish to view an aggregated measure ofindividuals with a particular role that were granted access by theaccess control system without having personal wireless beacons presentwithin the work site. Particular roles can include boiler makers, pipefitters or welders, as described above with reference to column 364, aswell as engineers, laborers, operators, scaffolders, admin,electricians, inspectors, planners, etc.

The list of filters may further include other filters that are specificto the application of the generated user interface, such as projectfilters, plant or factory filters, zone filters, category filters orother relevant metrics. The list of filters can be used to refine thepresented data in order to efficiently determine the sources of issuesor inefficiencies, which may then be used to guide discussions withappropriate members of staff in order to determine process efficiencyimprovements, such as those relating to float management orrescheduling.

Once a user has selected one or more filters, the generated userinterface presentation may present the relevant data or comparisons inthe form of an additional table or list, such as table 378 or table 380.Table 378 presents filtered data that may be used to validate whetherthe presence of personal wireless beacons belonging to individuals fromthree particular vendors of a specific vendor type were detected,whether the personal wireless beacons were used alone or in conjunctionwith other devices to gain access to an area of the work site by anaccess control system, and whether the detected presence of beacons orgranted accesses are in line with a daily attendance report receivedfrom the filtered vendors. For example, the table 378 shows that anoriginal plan from the vendor “TRY Boiler&Pipes” required that 549individuals be available for work on the 27 April, that the vendorclaimed to have had 343 individuals signed in for the day, the presenceof 280 of these individuals was detected via respective personalwireless beacons, and that 328 of these individuals were granted accessto one or more work areas by the access control system. Thedifferentials between these numbers may be easily noticed using table378, and flagged as a topic for discussion, e.g., with vendorleadership. Table 380 presents filtered data that represents a runningtally of individuals who did not have a personal wireless beacon onsiteor that did not swipe in using an access control system. The datapresented in the generated user interface presentation, e.g., the datapresented in tables 378 and 380, may be used to generate an insightreport for the specific time period and provided for analysis, e.g., toexecution leadership.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes one or more graphical representations based on at least one of(i) the first data, (ii) the second data, and (iii) the determinedaggregate measure of individuals granted access by the access controlsystem without having personal wireless beacons present within the worksite. For example, the generated user interface presentation may includea bar graph or chart, such as graph 366, or other appropriate visualdisplays such as histograms, pie charts or line charts.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes two user-selectable filters 368 and 356 that filter thepresentation according to (i) individuals who were planned to be withinthe particular area of a work site based on a vendor report, i.e., indaily force report (DFR), and (ii) individuals who were not planned tobe within the particular area of a work site based on a vendor report,i.e., not in DFR, respectively.

As described above with reference to step 308, in some implementationsthe system may determine that a DFR count is inconsistent with a gatecount. In these cases, the system may flag or highlight thisinconsistency separately on the generated user interface presentation.

The system provides the generated user interface presentation inresponse to the request (step 314). The generated user interfacepresentation that presents a comparison between personal wireless beaconpresence data and access control system data may be used and analyzed todetermine process efficiency improvements for the worksite, such asprocess improvements associated with resource reallocation.

FIG. 4A depicts a flowchart of an example process 400 for generating auser interface presentation that presents mass movement data. Theprocess 400 can be implemented, for example, by the digital turnaroundsystem 200 of FIG. 2 above.

The system receives a request for a user interface presentation thatpresents a comparison between individuals that are present in productiveareas versus nonproductive areas of a work site (step 402). For example,a user requesting the user interface presentation that presents acomparison between individuals that are present in productive areasversus nonproductive areas of a work site may wish to understand how aworkforce moves between productive areas, e.g., workface areas, andnonproductive areas, e.g., contractor areas, over a particular timeperiod, e.g., a particular shift, to identify issues and improveefficiency. The user may wish to analyze whether workforce movementaligns with shift schedules, how quickly a workforce ramps up or downfor breaks, or analyze anomalies to identify workforce movement issues.

In some implementations the received request for a user interfacepresentation that presents a comparison between individuals that arepresent in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of a work sitespecifies a time period for the comparison between individuals that arepresent in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of a work site.For example, the received request may specify a user interfacepresentation that presents a comparison between individuals that arepresent in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of a work sitefor one or more working days. In other examples the received request mayspecify a user interface presentation that presents a comparison betweenindividuals that are present in productive areas versus nonproductiveareas of a work site for one or more hours.

The system receives data specifying the presence of a plurality ofpersonal wireless beacons within each of a plurality of areas of a worksite, wherein a first area of the plurality of areas is designated aproductive area, and wherein a second area of the plurality of areas isdesignated a nonproductive area (step 404). For example, the worksitemay include multiple Wi-Fi access points in each area of the worksitethat detect and log the presence of personal wireless beacons. In someimplementations the data specifying the presence of a plurality ofpersonal wireless beacons within each of the plurality of areas of thework site further, e.g., within the first, productive area and thesecond, nonproductive area, specifies a respective identity of anindividual associated with each personal wireless beacon in theplurality of personal wireless beacons. The first area of the pluralityof areas that is designated as a productive area may include workfacezones, i.e., zones where standard work is planned to happen. The secondarea of the plurality of areas that is designated as a nonproductivearea may include contractor zones, i.e., smoking areas, break areas,trailers.

The system computes, for each of a plurality of time periods, arespective first count of individuals within the first area designatedas a productive area (step 406). For example, the system may use thedata specifying the presence of a plurality of personal wireless beaconswithin each of a plurality of areas of the work site to determine therespective first count of individuals within the first area designatedas a productive area. The length of each time period in the plurality oftime periods for which the respective first counts are computed mayvary. For example, in some implementations the time periods may be fixedto a predetermined length of the order of seconds or minutes.

The system computes, for each of the plurality of time periods, arespective second count of individuals within the second area designatedas a nonproductive area (step 408). For example, the system may use thedata specifying the presence of a plurality of personal wireless beaconswithin each of a plurality of areas of the work site to determine therespective second count of individuals within the second area designatedas a nonproductive area. The length of each time period in the pluralityof time periods for which the respective first counts are computed mayvary. For example, in some implementations the time periods may be fixedto a predetermined length of the order of seconds or minutes.

The system generates a user interface presentation that presents therespective first counts of individuals within the productive area overtime and the respective second counts of individuals within thenonproductive area over time (step 410). FIG. 4B depicts an example userinterface presentation 450 that presents the respective first counts ofindividuals within the productive area over time and the respectivesecond counts of individuals within the nonproductive area over time.

In some implementations the user interface presentation includes one ormore graphical representations based on at least one of (i) first countsof individuals within the productive area over time, for example asindicated by personal wireless beacon data, (ii) the respective secondcounts of individuals within the nonproductive area over time, forexample as indicated by personal wireless beacon data, or (iii) a totalcount of individuals within the productive area and nonproductive areaover time, for example as indicated by personal wireless beacon data.For example, the generated user interface presentation 450 may include aline graph or time series, such as graph 458, or other appropriatevisual displays.

The graphical representations included in the user interfacepresentation, e.g., graph 458, may be used to analyze the movement ofindividuals between the first area designated as a productive area andthe second area designated as a nonproductive area. For example, asshown in graph 458, the presence of individuals in the first areadesignated as a productive area, e.g., workface area, may be plotted inthe graph 458 as a line 460. The presence of individuals in the secondarea designated as a nonproductive area, e.g., contractor area, may beplotted in the graph 458 as a line 462. In some implementations thetotal count of personal wireless beacons present in the worksite mayalso plotted as a line 470 on the graph 458. The lines 462 and 460 maybe used to analyze the movement of individuals between the first areadesignated as a productive area and the second area designated as anonproductive area by time of day. For example, graph 458 clearly showspeaks in line 462 (and corresponding dips in line 460) at 06:00 and18:00, indicating a larger number of individuals have been detected innonproductive areas, due for example to a change in shift and a largernumber of people leaving the productive areas or arriving onsite at anonproductive area, such as a locker room or cafeteria. As anotherexample, graph 458 clearly shows peaks and dips in lines 462 and 460that indicate break times and lunchtime. As another example, graph 458clearly shows a peak in line 470 at the end of a day shift and beginningof a night shift, and vice versa, when more individuals are detected viatheir personal wireless beacons.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes one or more user-selectable filters that respectively filterthe presentation according to one or more of (i) zone type, (ii) vendor,(iii) role, (iv) shift type, or (v) date. For example, the generateduser interface presentation 450 may include a filter button 452 that,when selected, provides a user with a list of filters that can beapplied to the presentation. The user may select a single filter ormultiple filters of different types.

The list of filters may include a date filter that enables a user tospecify a time period or date in which to filter the presentation. Forexample, in some implementations a user may wish to view a comparisonbetween individuals that are present in productive areas versusnonproductive areas of a work site during one or more working days. Inother implementations a user may wish to view a comparison betweenindividuals that are present in productive areas versus nonproductiveareas of a work site on a more frequent basis, such as on a minute byminute basis. In the example generated user interface presentation 450,a user has filtered the results according to date, as shown by thepresented dates 464 and 468.

The list of filters may further include a shift type filter that enablesusers to specify a type of shift with which to filter the presentation.For example, in some implementations a user may wish to view acomparison between individuals that are present in productive areasversus nonproductive areas of a work site during day shifts only. Inother implementations a user may wish to view a comparison betweenindividuals that are present in productive areas versus nonproductiveareas of a work site during night shifts only. By filtering based on dayshifts or night shifts, certain types of noise may be removed from thegenerated user interface presentation, such as noise resulting fromnight shift workings arriving early on site whilst day shift workers arestill working.

The list of filters may further include a vendor filter that enablesusers to specify a vendor with which to filter the presentation. Forexample, in some implementations a user may wish to view a comparisonbetween individuals from a particular vendor or group of vendors thatare present in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of a worksite.

The list of filters may further include a role filter that enables usersto specify a role with which to filter the presentation. For example, insome implementations a user may wish to view a comparison betweenindividuals with a particular role that are present in productive areasversus nonproductive areas of a work site. Particular roles can includecraft workers versus supervisors, or boiler makers, pipe fitters orwelders, engineers, laborers, operators, scaffolders, admin,electricians, inspectors, planners, etc.

The list of filters may further include a zone type filter than enablesusers to specify a type of zone with which to filter the presentation.For example, in some implementations a user may wish to view acomparison between individuals that are present in productive areaszones versus nonproductive areas of particular zones of the worksite.

The list of filters may further include other filters that are specificto the application of the generated user interface, such as projectfilters, plant or factory filters, zone filters, category filters, classfilters or other relevant metrics. The list of filters can be used torefine the presented data in order to efficiently determine the sourcesof issues or inefficiencies, which may then be used to guide discussionswith appropriate members of staff in order to determine processefficiency improvements, such as those relating to float management orrescheduling.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes two user-selectable filters 454 and 456 that filter thepresentation according to (i) individuals who were planned to be withinthe particular area of a work site based on a vendor report, i.e., indaily force report (DFR), and (ii) individuals who were not planned tobe within the particular area of a work site based on a vendor report,i.e., not in DFR, respectively.

The system provides the generated user interface presentation inresponse to the request (step 412). The generated user interfacepresentation that presents the respective first counts of individualswithin the productive area over time and the respective second counts ofindividuals within the nonproductive area over time may be used andanalyzed to determine process efficiency improvements for the worksite.For example, it may be noticed when individuals who for lunch earlyand/or return late, when equipment fails such as a lift breaks orindividuals need to be evacuated out of a productive area, or whenindividuals require a longer time to move from a productive area to anonproductive area (or vice versa) due to poor logistical planning.

FIG. 5A depicts a flowchart of an example process 500 for generating auser interface presentation that presents zone management data. Theprocess 500 can be implemented, for example, by the digital turnaroundsystem 200 of FIG. 2 above.

The system receives a request for a user interface presentation thatpresents a comparison between time spent by individuals in productiveareas versus nonproductive areas of a work site (step 502). For example,a user requesting the user interface presentation that presents acomparison between time spent by individuals in productive areas versusnonproductive areas of a work site may wish to understand how much timeis being spent at the workface across vendors and roles by day, and useand analyze the user interface presentation in order to determineopportunities to maximize the amount of time being spent at theworkface. Furthermore, a user requesting the user interface presentationthat presents a comparison between time spent by individuals inproductive areas versus nonproductive areas of a work site may wish tocompare the amount of time spent at the workface against the amount oftime assigned to the workface area.

In some implementations the received request for a user interfacepresentation that presents a comparison between time spent byindividuals in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of a worksite specifies a time period for the comparison between time spent byindividuals in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of a worksite. For example, the received request may specify a user interfacepresentation that presents a comparison between time spent byindividuals in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of a worksite for one working day. In other examples the received request mayspecify a user interface presentation that presents a comparison betweenindividuals that are present in productive areas versus nonproductiveareas of a work site for one or more hours.

The system receives data specifying the presence of a plurality ofpersonal wireless beacons within each of a plurality of areas of a worksite, wherein a first area of the plurality of areas is designated aproductive area, and wherein a second area of the plurality of areas isdesignated a nonproductive area (step 504). For example, the worksitemay include multiple Wi-Fi access points in each area of the worksitethat detect and log the presence of personal wireless beacons. In someimplementations the data specifying the presence of a plurality ofpersonal wireless beacons within each of the plurality of areas of thework site further, e.g., within the first, productive area and thesecond, nonproductive area, specifies a respective identity of anindividual associated with each personal wireless beacon in theplurality of personal wireless beacons. The first area of the pluralityof areas that is designated as a productive area may include workfacezones, i.e., zones where standard work is planned to happen. The secondarea of the plurality of areas that is designated as a nonproductivearea may include contractor zones, i.e., smoking areas, break areas,trailers.

In some implementations the system receives second data specifying anassigned amount of time to be spent by individuals within each of theplurality of areas of the worksite. For example, the second data mayinclude work schedules for individuals that specify a specific area inwhich they should work at given times.

The system computes, for each of a plurality of time periods, arespective first count of individuals within the first area designatedas a productive area (step 506). For example, the system may use thedata specifying the presence of a plurality of personal wireless beaconswithin each of a plurality of areas of a work site to determine therespective first count of individuals within the first area designatedas a productive area. The length of each time period in the plurality oftime periods for which the respective first counts are computed mayvary. For example, in some implementations the time periods may be fixedto a predetermined length of the order of seconds or minutes.

The system computes, for each of the plurality of time periods, arespective second count of individuals within the second area designatedas a nonproductive area (step 508). For example, the system may use thedata specifying the presence of a plurality of personal wireless beaconswithin each of a plurality of areas of a work site to determine therespective second count of individuals within the second area designatedas a nonproductive area. The length of each time period in the pluralityof time periods for which the respective first counts are computed mayvary. For example, in some implementations the time periods may be fixedto a predetermined length of the order of seconds or minutes.

The system generates a user interface presentation that presents therespective first counts of individuals within the productive area as apercentage of time and the respective second counts of individualswithin the nonproductive area as a percentage of time (step 510). Insome implementations the system generates a user interface presentationthat further presents the second data specifying an assigned amount oftime to be spent by individuals within each of the plurality of areas ofthe worksite. FIG. 5B depicts an example user interface presentation 550for presenting zone management data, i.e., respective first counts ofindividuals within the productive area as a percentage of time and therespective second counts of individuals within the nonproductive area asa percentage of time.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentation 550further presents one or more metrics including (i) a percentage of totaltime covered by the presence of a plurality of personal wireless beacons(ii) an average number of minutes from shift start to arriving at theone or more workface zones as indicated by the personal wireless beacondata, (iii) an average number of minutes from leaving a last workfacezone and leaving the worksite as indicated by the personal wirelessbeacon data, and (iv) average break length as indicated by the personalwireless beacon data. For example, the generated user interface 550 mayinclude a column of metrics 554 that describe the amount of timeindividuals are spending in workface zones based on the personalwireless beacon data. The value column 558, change column 560 and 2 weekaverage column 362 for the metrics may be determined based on thereceived first data specifying the presence of a plurality of personalwireless beacons within a particular area of a work site and, in someimplementations, the received second data specifying an assigned amountof time to be spent by individuals within each of the plurality of areasof the worksite. In some implementations additional data may be receivedand used to determine values for the columns 558, 560 or 562, such asdata specifying planned full time equivalents, or data received directlyfrom vendors.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes one or more user-selectable filters that respectively filterthe presentation according to one or more of (i) date, (ii) class, (iii)shift type, (iv) vendor, (v) role, or (vi) zone type. For example, thegenerated user interface presentation 550 may include a filter button570 that, when selected, provides a user with a list of filters that canbe applied to the presentation. The user may select a single filter ormultiple filters of different types.

The list of filters may include a date filter that enables a user tospecify a time period or date in which to filter the presentation. Forexample, in some implementations a user may wish to view a comparisonbetween time spent by individuals in productive areas versusnonproductive areas of a work site during one or more working days. Inother implementations a user may wish to view a comparison between timespent by individuals in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of awork site on a more frequent basis, such as on a minute by minute basis.In the example generated user interface presentation 550, a user hasfiltered the results according to date, as shown by the x-axis of chart564.

The list of filters may further include a shift type filter that enablesusers to specify a type of shift with which to filter the presentation.For example, in some implementations a user may wish to view acomparison between time spent by individuals in productive areas versusnonproductive areas of a work site during day shifts only. In otherimplementations a user may wish to view a comparison between time spentby individuals in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of a worksite during night shifts only. By filtering based on day shifts or nightshifts, certain types of noise may be removed from the generated userinterface presentation, such as noise resulting from night shiftworkings arriving early on site whilst day shift workers are stillworking.

The list of filters may further include a vendor filter that enablesusers to specify a vendor with which to filter the presentation. Forexample, in some implementations a user may wish to view a comparisonbetween time spent by individuals from a particular vendor or group ofvendors in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of a work site.

The list of filters may further include a role filter that enables usersto specify a role with which to filter the presentation. For example, insome implementations a user may wish to view a comparison between timespent by individuals with a particular role in productive areas versusnonproductive areas of a work site. Particular roles can include craftworkers versus supervisors, or boiler makers, pipe fitters or welders,engineers, laborers, operators, scaffolders, admin, electricians,inspectors, planners, etc.

The list of filters may further include a zone type filter than enablesusers to specify a type of zone with which to filter the presentation.For example, in some implementations a user may wish to view acomparison between time spent by individuals that are present inproductive areas zones versus nonproductive areas of particular zones ofthe worksite.

The list of filters may further include other filters that are specificto the application of the generated user interface, such as projectfilters, plant or factory filters, zone filters, category filters, classfilters or other relevant metrics. The list of filters can be used torefine the presented data in order to efficiently determine the sourcesof issues or inefficiencies, which may then be used to guide discussionswith appropriate members of staff in order to determine processefficiency improvements, such as those relating to float management orrescheduling.

The list of filters may further include a class type filter that enablesusers to specify a type of class of worker with which to filter thepresentation. For example, in some implementations a user may wish toview a comparison of the time spent by individuals of different classesin productive areas versus nonproductive area.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes two user-selectable filters 572 and 574 that filter thepresentation according to (i) individuals who were planned to be withinthe particular area of a work site based on a vendor report, i.e., indaily force report (DFR), and (ii) individuals who were not planned tobe within the particular area of a work site based on a vendor report,i.e., not in DFR, respectively.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes one or more graphical representations based on at least one of(i) the first count of individuals within the first area designated as aproductive area, (ii) the second count of individuals within the secondarea designated as a nonproductive area, or (iii) the second data. Forexample, the generated user interface presentation may include one ormore bar charts, such as charts 564, 566 and 568, or other appropriatevisual displays.

The graphical representations included in the user interfacepresentation 550 may be used to determine percentages of time in whichcertain vendors spend in a productive area. For example, as shown inuser interface presentation 550, a user has filtered the presented dataaccording to a single working day 552 and by the vendors “TRY Boilers &Pipes”, “DRN Boilers & Pipes” and “Weld Boilers & Pipes”. Thepercentages of time spent by these vendors in productive areas isdisplayed in chart 566. In some implementations a user may gain furtherinsight by filtering the results further to show only craft, reducingthe effects of overhead individuals on the presented data.

The system provides the generated user interface presentation inresponse to the request (step 512). The generated user interfacepresentation that presents a comparison between time spent byindividuals in productive areas versus nonproductive areas of a worksite may be used and analyzed to determine process efficiencyimprovements for the worksite. For example, it may be easily noticed ifa percentage of time spent by individuals in assigned areas is lowerthan intended, indicating that a workforce is not working in theirassigned areas. In other examples, the time required by a workforce toramp up and down each shift may be monitored, as well as whether vendorsare adhering to recommended break times. For example, the generated userinterface 550 shows that the ramp up time for the filtered vendors ismore than twice of the ramp down time. Similarly, generated userinterface 550 shows that each vendor is taking, on average, breaks thatare 6 minutes longer than allocated.

FIG. 6A depicts a flowchart of an example process 600 for generating auser interface presentation that presents zone management data. Theprocess 600 can be implemented, for example, by the digital turnaroundsystem 200 of FIG. 2 above.

The system receives a request for a user interface presentation thatpresents a time spent by individuals in productive areas of a work site(step 602). For example, a user requesting the user interfacepresentation that presents a time spent by individuals in productiveareas of a work site may wish to understand how much time is being spentat the productive workface across vendors and roles by day, and use andanalyze the user interface presentation in order to determineopportunities to maximize the amount of time being spent at theworkface. In some implementations the received request for a userinterface presentation that presents a time spent by individuals inproductive areas of a work site specifies a time period for the timespent by individuals in productive areas of a work site.

The system receives data specifying the presence of a plurality ofpersonal wireless beacons within each of a plurality of areas of theworksite, wherein a first area of the plurality of areas is designated aproductive area (step 604). For example, the worksite may includemultiple Wi-Fi access points in each area of the worksite that detectand log the presence of personal wireless beacons. In someimplementations the data specifying the presence of a plurality ofpersonal wireless beacons within each of the plurality of areas of thework site further, e.g., within the first, productive area and thesecond, nonproductive area, specifies a respective identity of anindividual associated with each personal wireless beacon in theplurality of personal wireless beacons. The first area of the pluralityof areas that is designated as a productive area may include workfacezones, i.e., zones where standard work is planned to happen.

The system computes, for each of a plurality of time periods, arespective count of individuals within the first area designated as aproductive area (step 606). For example, the system may use the dataspecifying the presence of a plurality of personal wireless beaconswithin each of a plurality of areas of a work site to determine therespective count of individuals within the first area designated as aproductive area. The length of each time period in the plurality of timeperiods for which the respective counts are computed may vary. Forexample, in some implementations the time periods may be fixed to apredetermined length of the order of seconds or minutes.

The system generates a user interface presentation that presents therespective counts of individuals within the productive area (step 608).FIG. 6B depicts an example user interface presentation 650 forpresenting zone management data.

In some implementations the user interface presentation includes one ormore graphical representations based on at least one of (i) the count ofindividuals within the first area designated as a productive area, asindicated by the presence of personal wireless beacons, and (ii) totalnumber of people at the worksite, as indicated by the presence ofpersonal wireless beacons. For example, the generated user interface mayinclude a one or more bar charts, such as bar charts 652 and 654 in userinterface presentation 650, or other appropriate visual displays.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes one or more user-selectable filters that respectively filterthe presentation according to one or more of (i) date, (ii) class, (iii)shift type, (iv) vendor, or (v) role. For example, the generated userinterface presentation 450 may include a filter button 656 that, whenselected, provides a user with a list of filters that can be applied tothe presentation. The user may select a single filter or multiplefilters of different types.

The list of filters may include a date filter that enables a user tospecify a time period or date in which to filter the presentation. Forexample, in some implementations a user may wish to view a time spent byindividuals in productive areas of a work site during one or moreworking days. In other implementations a user may wish to view a timespent by individuals in productive areas of a work site on a morefrequent basis, such as on a minute by minute basis. In the examplegenerated user interface presentation 450, a user has filtered theresults according to date, as shown by the presented date 658.

The list of filters may further include a shift type filter that enablesusers to specify a type of shift with which to filter the presentation.For example, in some implementations a user may wish to view a timespent by individuals in productive areas of a work site during dayshifts only. In other implementations a user may wish to view a timespent by individuals in productive areas of a work site during nightshifts only.

The list of filters may further include a vendor filter that enablesusers to specify a vendor with which to filter the presentation. Forexample, in some implementations a user may wish to view a time spent byindividuals from a particular vendor or group of vendors in productiveareas of a work site. For example, as shown in user interfacepresentation 650, a user has filtered the presented data according tovendors “TRY Boilers & Pipes”, “DRN Boilers & Pipes” and “Weld Boilers &Pipes”, as shown in bar chart 654.

The list of filters may further include a role filter that enables usersto specify a role with which to filter the presentation. For example, insome implementations a user may wish to view a time spent by individualswith a particular role in productive areas of a work site. Particularroles can include craft workers versus supervisors, or boiler makers,pipe fitters or welders, engineers, laborers, operators, scaffolders,admin, electricians, inspectors, planners, etc.

The list of filters may further include a zone type filter than enablesusers to specify a type of zone with which to filter the presentation.For example, in some implementations a user may wish to view a timespent by individuals in certain productive areas zones of the worksite.

The list of filters may further include other filters that are specificto the application of the generated user interface, such as projectfilters, plant or factory filters, zone filters, category filters, classfilters or other relevant metrics. The list of filters can be used torefine the presented data in order to efficiently determine the sourcesof issues or inefficiencies, which may then be used to guide discussionswith appropriate members of staff in order to determine processefficiency improvements, such as those relating to float management orrescheduling.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes two user selectable buttons 660 and 662 that presents therespective counts of individuals within the productive area as (i) chartform or (ii) table form, respectively. For example, in someimplementations a user of the generated user interface presentation maywish to manipulate and analyze the data presented in the user interfacepresentation using spreadsheet software, and may therefore wish to viewthe presented data in table form.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes two user-selectable filters 664 and 666 that filter thepresentation according to (i) individuals who were planned to be withinthe particular area of a work site based on a vendor report, i.e., indaily force report (DFR), and (ii) individuals who were not planned tobe within the particular area of a work site based on a vendor report,i.e., not in DFR, respectively.

Chart 652 in FIG. 6B has been filtered to present the percentage of timein one day a number of individuals from the vendors “TRY Boilers &Pipes”, “DRN Boilers & Pipes” and “Weld Boilers & Pipes” has spent in aproductive area of the worksite, as indicated by the personal wirelessbeacon data. The chart shows an approximate normal distribution withpeak at 73% and a long tail to the left, enabling a user of the userinterface presentation to determine that bringing the outliers into anormal distribution could increase overall value by more than 10%, forexample.

The system provides the generated user interface presentation inresponse to the request (step 610). The generated user interfacepresentation that presents a time spent by individuals in productiveareas of a work site may be used to determine process efficiencyimprovements for the worksite. For example, by filtering differentclasses, e.g., craft, or vendors, the graphical representation may varyand provide insight into how different roles or vendors behave.

FIG. 7A depicts a flowchart of an example process 700 for generating auser interface presentation that presents progress management data. Theprocess 700 can be implemented, for example, by the digital turnaroundsystem 200 of FIG. 2 above.

The system receives a request for a user interface presentation thatpresents a comparison between data relating to hours earned and datarelating to hours budgeted (step 702). For example, a user requestingthe user interface presentation that presents a comparison between datarelating to hours earned and data relating to hours budgeted may wish tocompare planned and earned hours to see a “earn versus burn” ratioacross vendors, roles and work orders by day. In some implementations apercentage of time in the workface zone applied to earn-burn rows mayalso be added.

In some implementations the received request for a user interfacepresentation that presents a comparison between data relating to hoursearned and data relating to hours budgeted specifies a time period forthe comparison between data relating to hours earned and data relatingto hours budgeted. For example, the received request may specify a userinterface presentation that presents a comparison between data relatingto hours earned and data relating to hours budgeted for a period oftime, such as one month.

The system receives first data specifying the presence of a plurality ofpersonal wireless beacons within each of a plurality of areas of theworksite (step 704). For example, the worksite may include multipleWi-Fi access points in each area of the worksite that detect and log thepresence of personal wireless beacons. In some implementations the dataspecifying the presence of a plurality of personal wireless beaconswithin each of the plurality of areas of the work site further specifiesa respective identity of an individual associated with each personalwireless beacon in the plurality of personal wireless beacons.

The system receives second data specifying a sum of budgeted hours peractivity (step 706). For example, the system may receive the second dataspecifying a sum of budgeted hours per activity from vendor reports orscheduling departments or timesheets.

The system computes, for each of a plurality of time periods, a count ofhours earned per activity using the first data (step 708). For example,for each activity, the system may use the first data specifying thepresence of a plurality of personal wireless beacons within each of aplurality of areas of the worksite to count a number of individualsworking and a respective number of hours worked by each individual.

The system generates a user interface presentation that presents acomparison between the budgeted hours and the hours earned per activity(step 710). FIG. 7B depicts an example user interface presentation 750for presenting progress management data. In some implementations thegenerated user interface further presents one or more metrics comprising(i) daily force report hours, (ii) timesheet hours, as indicated bypersonal wireless beacon data, or (iii) swipe hours. For example, thegenerated user interface 750 may include a column of metrics 706 thatdescribe hours earned, for example as indicate by personal wirelessbeacon data, versus hours planned or budgeted. The value column 706,change column 708 and 2 week average column 710 for the metrics may bedetermined based on the received first data specifying the presence of aplurality of personal wireless beacons within a particular area of awork site and the received second data specifying a sum of budgetedhours per activity. In some implementations additional data may bereceived and used to determine values for the columns 706, 708 or 710,such as data specifying planned full time equivalents, or data receiveddirectly from vendors.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes one or more user-selectable filters that respectively filterthe presentation according to one or more of (i) date, (ii) class, (iii)shift type, (iv) vendor, (v) role, or (vi) zone type. For example, thegenerated user interface presentation 750 may include a filter button712 that, when selected, provides a user with a list of filters that canbe applied to the presentation. The user may select a single filter ormultiple filters of different types.

The list of filters may include a date filter that enables a user tospecify a time period or date in which to filter the presentation. Forexample, in some implementations a user may wish to view a comparison acomparison between the budgeted hours and the hours earned per activityduring one or more working days. In other implementations a user maywish to view a comparison between the budgeted hours and the hoursearned per activity on a more frequent basis, such as on a minute byminute basis. In the example generated user interface presentation 750,a user has filtered the results according to date 702.

The list of filters may further include a shift type filter that enablesusers to specify a type of shift with which to filter the presentation.For example, in some implementations a user may wish to view acomparison a comparison between the budgeted hours and the hours earnedper activity during day shifts only. In other implementations a user maywish to view a comparison between the budgeted hours and the hoursearned per activity during night shifts only.

The list of filters may further include a vendor filter that enablesusers to specify a vendor with which to filter the presentation. Forexample, in some implementations a user may wish to view a comparisonbetween hours earned versus budgeted by individuals from a particularvendor or group of vendors.

The list of filters may further include a role filter that enables usersto specify a role with which to filter the presentation. For example, insome implementations a user may wish to view a comparison between hoursearned versus hours budgeted by individuals with a particular role.Particular roles can include craft workers versus supervisors, or boilermakers, pipe fitters or welders, engineers, laborers, operators,scaffolders, admin, electricians, inspectors, planners, etc.

The list of filters may further include a zone type filter than enablesusers to specify a type of zone with which to filter the presentation.For example, in some implementations a user may wish to view acomparison between hours earned versus hours budgeted by individualsthat are present in particular zones of the worksite.

The list of filters may further include other filters that are specificto the application of the generated user interface, such as projectfilters, plant or factory filters, zone filters, category filters, classfilters or other relevant metrics. The list of filters can be used torefine the presented data in order to efficiently determine the sourcesof issues or inefficiencies, which may then be used to guide discussionswith appropriate members of staff in order to determine processefficiency improvements, such as those relating to float management orrescheduling.

The list of filters may further include a class type filter that enablesusers to specify a type of class of worker with which to filter thepresentation. For example, in some implementations a user may wish toview a comparison of budgeted hours versus earned hours by individualsof different classes.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes two user-selectable filters that filter the presentationaccording to (i) individuals who were planned to be within theparticular area of a work site based on a vendor report, and (ii)individuals who were not planned to be within the particular area of awork site based on a vendor report, respectively.

In some implementations the generated user interface presentationincludes one or more graphical representations based on at least one of(i) the budgeted hours per activity, or (ii) the computed earned hoursper activity, based on the personal wireless beacon data. For example,the generated user interface presentation may include one or more barcharts or line charts, such as charts 712 or 714.

The graphical representations included in the user interfacepresentation 750 may be used to determine how budgeted hours compare toearned hours per vendor, of which vendors have the best earned versusburned ratios (CI). For example, as shown in user interface presentation750, a user has filtered the presented data by the vendors 716 “TRYBoilers & Pipes”, “DRN Boilers & Pipes” and “Weld Boilers & Pipes”. Thegenerated user interface presentation 750 may be used to determinewhether work is taking more or less effort to complete than budgeted,and whether swipe hours are being inaccurately reported.

The system provides the generated user interface presentation inresponse to the request (712). The generated user interface presentationthat presents a comparison between data relating to hours earned anddata relating to hours budgeted may be used an analyzed to determine howbudgeted hours compare to earned hours, which vendors have the bestearned versus burned ratio, whether reported hours are being submittedin time sheets, or whether swipe hours or hours detected by personalwireless beacons align to reported hours. For example, by applying suchhigh quality real-time data comparisons between data relating to hoursearned and data relating to hours budgeted the vendor/owner leadershipare able to more quickly evaluate CPI and fix and scheduling or staffingissues that may be present quicker.

A number of implementations have been described. Nevertheless, it willbe understood that various modifications may be made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the disclosure. For example, various formsof the flows shown above may be used, with steps re-ordered, added, orremoved. Accordingly, other implementations are within the scope of thefollowing claims.

For instances in which the systems and/or methods discussed here maycollect personal information about users, or may make use of personalinformation, the users may be provided with an opportunity to controlwhether programs or features collect personal information, e.g.,information about a user's social network, social actions or activities,profession, preferences, or current location, or to control whetherand/or how the system and/or methods can perform operations morerelevant to the user. In addition, certain data may be anonymized in oneor more ways before it is stored or used, so that personallyidentifiable information is removed. For example, a user's identity maybe anonymized so that no personally identifiable information can bedetermined for the user, or a user's geographic location may begeneralized where location information is obtained, such as to a city,ZIP code, or state level, so that a particular location of a user cannotbe determined. Thus, the user may have control over how information iscollected about him or her and used.

Embodiments and all of the functional operations described in thisspecification may be implemented in digital electronic circuitry, or incomputer software, firmware, or hardware, including the structuresdisclosed in this specification and their structural equivalents, or incombinations of one or more of them. Embodiments may be implemented asone or more computer program products, i.e., one or more modules ofcomputer program instructions encoded on a computer readable medium forexecution by, or to control the operation of, data processing apparatus.The computer readable medium may be a machine-readable storage device, amachine-readable storage substrate, a memory device, a composition ofmatter effecting a machine-readable propagated signal, or a combinationof one or more of them. The term “data processing apparatus” encompassesall apparatus, devices, and machines for processing data, including byway of example a programmable processor, a computer, or multipleprocessors or computers. The apparatus may include, in addition tohardware, code that creates an execution environment for the computerprogram in question, e.g., code that constitutes processor firmware, aprotocol stack, a database management system, an operating system, or acombination of one or more of them. A propagated signal is anartificially generated signal, e.g., a machine-generated electrical,optical, or electromagnetic signal that is generated to encodeinformation for transmission to suitable receiver apparatus.

A computer program (also known as a program, software, softwareapplication, script, or code) may be written in any form of programminglanguage, including compiled or interpreted languages, and it may bedeployed in any form, including as a stand alone program or as a module,component, subroutine, or other unit suitable for use in a computingenvironment. A computer program does not necessarily correspond to afile in a file system. A program may be stored in a portion of a filethat holds other programs or data (e.g., one or more scripts stored in amarkup language document), in a single file dedicated to the program inquestion, or in multiple coordinated files (e.g., files that store oneor more modules, sub programs, or portions of code). A computer programmay be deployed to be executed on one computer or on multiple computersthat are located at one site or distributed across multiple sites andinterconnected by a communication network.

The processes and logic flows described in this specification may beperformed by one or more programmable processors executing one or morecomputer programs to perform functions by operating on input data andgenerating output. The processes and logic flows may also be performedby, and apparatus may also be implemented as, special purpose logiccircuitry, e.g., an FPGA (field programmable gate array) or an ASIC(application specific integrated circuit).

Processors suitable for the execution of a computer program include, byway of example, both general and special purpose microprocessors, andany one or more processors of any kind of digital computer. Generally, aprocessor will receive instructions and data from a read only memory ora random access memory or both.

The essential elements of a computer are a processor for performinginstructions and one or more memory devices for storing instructions anddata. Generally, a computer will also include, or be operatively coupledto receive data from or transfer data to, or both, one or more massstorage devices for storing data, e.g., magnetic, magneto optical disks,or optical disks. However, a computer need not have such devices.Moreover, a computer may be embedded in another device, e.g., a tabletcomputer, a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), amobile audio player, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, to namejust a few. Computer readable media suitable for storing computerprogram instructions and data include all forms of non volatile memory,media and memory devices, including by way of example semiconductormemory devices, e.g., EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices; magneticdisks, e.g., internal hard disks or removable disks; magneto opticaldisks; and CD ROM and DVD-ROM disks. The processor and the memory may besupplemented by, or incorporated in, special purpose logic circuitry.

To provide for interaction with a user, embodiments may be implementedon a computer having a display device, e.g., a CRT (cathode ray tube) orLCD (liquid crystal display) monitor, for displaying information to theuser and a keyboard and a pointing device, e.g., a mouse or a trackball,by which the user may provide input to the computer. Other kinds ofdevices may be used to provide for interaction with a user as well; forexample, feedback provided to the user may be any form of sensoryfeedback, e.g., visual feedback, auditory feedback, or tactile feedback;and input from the user may be received in any form, including acoustic,speech, or tactile input.

Embodiments may be implemented in a computing system that includes aback end component, e.g., as a data server, or that includes amiddleware component, e.g., an application server, or that includes afront end component, e.g., a client computer having a graphical userinterface or a Web browser through which a user may interact with animplementation, or any combination of one or more such back end,middleware, or front end components. The components of the system may beinterconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication,e.g., a communication network. Examples of communication networksinclude a local area network (“LAN”) and a wide area network (“WAN”),e.g., the Internet.

The computing system may include clients and servers. A client andserver are generally remote from each other and typically interactthrough a communication network. The relationship of client and serverarises by virtue of computer programs running on the respectivecomputers and having a client-server relationship to each other.

While this specification contains many specifics, these should not beconstrued as limitations on the scope of the disclosure or of what maybe claimed, but rather as descriptions of features specific toparticular embodiments. Certain features that are described in thisspecification in the context of separate embodiments may also beimplemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, variousfeatures that are described in the context of a single embodiment mayalso be implemented in multiple embodiments separately or in anysuitable subcombination. Moreover, although features may be describedabove as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed assuch, one or more features from a claimed combination may in some casesbe excised from the combination, and the claimed combination may bedirected to a subcombination or variation of a subcombination.

Similarly, while operations are depicted in the drawings in a particularorder, this should not be understood as requiring that such operationsbe performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, orthat all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirableresults. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processingmay be advantageous. Moreover, the separation of various systemcomponents in the embodiments described above should not be understoodas requiring such separation in all embodiments, and it should beunderstood that the described program components and systems maygenerally be integrated together in a single software product orpackaged into multiple software products.

In each instance where an HTML file is mentioned, other file types orformats may be substituted. For instance, an HTML file may be replacedby an XML, JSON, plain text, or other types of files. Moreover, where atable or hash table is mentioned, other data structures (such asspreadsheets, relational databases, or structured files) may be used.

Thus, particular embodiments have been described. Other embodiments arewithin the scope of the following claims. For example, the actionsrecited in the claims may be performed in a different order and stillachieve desirable results.

What is claimed is:
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A computer-implemented method comprising:detecting, by a plurality of wireless access points of a locationtracking system that includes (i) the plurality of wireless accesspoints, (ii) a plurality of access control devices, (iii) a userinterface generator, and (iv) an extract-transform-load engine, personalwireless beacon data from a plurality of personal wireless beacons thatare located within a worksite, the personal wireless beacon dataincluding data identifying, for each personal wireless beacon, a time ofdetection, a location of a respective detecting wireless access point, adetected wireless beacon, and a daily working schedule of an individual,wherein the personal wireless beacon is configured to associate with theindividual and load the daily working schedule of the individual inresponse to communicating with a near field communication card thatstores data identifying the individual and the daily working schedule ofthe individual while the personal wireless beacon is stored on a dockingstation; detecting, by the plurality of access control devices of thelocation tracking system, access control data describing accessesgranted by an access control system to individuals to a first area ofthe worksite designated as a productive area of the worksite; receiving,by the user interface generator of the location tracking system, arequest for a user interface presentation that presents (i) time spentby individuals in the first area of the worksite, (ii) a comparisonbetween the personal wireless beacon data and the access control data,(iii) the personal wireless beacon data and the access control data, and(iv) the daily working schedules for the individuals associated with thepersonal wireless beacon data that is collected from the personalwireless beacons that are associated with the individuals and that loadthe daily working schedules of the individuals in response tocommunicating with near field communication cards that store the dataidentifying the individuals and the daily working schedules of theindividuals while the personal wireless beacons are stored on dockingstations; generating, by the user interface generator of the locationtracking system, the user interface presentation that presents (i) thetime spent by individuals in the first area of the worksite, (ii) thecomparison between the personal wireless beacon data and the accesscontrol data, (iii) the personal wireless beacon data and the accesscontrol data, and (iv) the daily working schedules for the individualsassociated with the personal wireless beacon data that is collected fromthe personal wireless beacons that are associated with the individualsand that load the daily working schedules of the individuals in responseto communicating with near field communication cards that store the dataidentifying the individuals and the daily working schedules of theindividuals while the personal wireless beacons are stored on thedocking stations; receiving, by the user interface generator of thelocation tracking system and within the user interface presentation,user input selecting a filter that specifies a plurality of timeperiods; computing, by the extract-transform-load engine of the locationtracking system and for each of the plurality of time periods, arespective first count of individuals within the first area of theworksite according to respective locations in the personal wirelessbeacon data; computing, by the extract-transform-load engine of thelocation tracking system and for each of the plurality of time periods,a respective second count of individuals within the first area of theworksite according to the access control data; comparing, by theextract-transform-load engine of the location tracking system, the firstcount of individuals according to the personal wireless beacon data tothe second count of individuals according to the access control data;based on comparing the first count of individuals according to thepersonal wireless beacon data to the second count of individualsaccording to the access control data, determining, by theextract-transform-load engine of the location tracking system, that thepersonal wireless beacon data is inconsistent with the access controldata; in response to determining that the personal wireless beacon datais inconsistent with the access control data, determining, by theextract-transform-load engine of the location tracking system, anaggregate measure of individuals granted access by the access controlsystem without having personal wireless beacons present within theworksite; updating, by the user interface generator of the locationtracking system, the user interface presentation that presents (i) thetime spent by individuals in the first area of the worksite, (ii) thecomparison between the personal wireless beacon data and the accesscontrol data, (iii) the personal wireless beacon data and the accesscontrol data, and (iv) the daily working schedules for the individualsassociated with the personal wireless beacon data that is collected fromthe personal wireless beacons that are associated with the individualsand that load the daily working schedules of the individuals in responseto communicating with near field communication cards that store the dataidentifying the individuals and the daily working schedules of theindividuals while the personal wireless beacons are stored on thedocking stations, to present the respective counts of individuals withinthe first area, the aggregate measure of individuals granted access bythe access control system without having personal wireless beaconspresent within the worksite, and the personal wireless beacon data andthe access control data over each of the plurality of time periods; andproviding, by the user interface generator of the location trackingsystem, the generated user interface presentation in response to therequest.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the access control datadescribing accesses granted by an access control system to individualsto the first area of the work site comprises gate swipe data describinga gate count of individuals that have been granted access to the firstarea of the work site.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the accesscontrol data describing accesses granted by an access control system toindividuals to the first area of the work site specifies a respectiveidentity of each individual granted access by the access control system.4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: computing, for each of theplurality of time periods, a respective second count of individualswithin a second area of the worksite designated as a nonproductive area,wherein the generated user interface presentation further presents therespective first counts of individuals within the first area over timeand the respective second counts of individuals within the second areaover time.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for the userinterface presentation that presents time spent by individuals in thefirst area of the worksite further specifies that the user interfacepresentation presents a comparison between time spent by individuals inthe first area versus a second area of the worksite designated as anonproductive area.
 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:computing, for each of the plurality of time periods, a respectivesecond count of individuals within the second area, wherein thegenerated user interface presentation further presents the respectivefirst counts of individuals within the first area as a percentage oftime and the respective second counts of individuals within the secondarea as a percentage of time.
 7. The method of claim 6, furthercomprising: receiving second data specifying an assigned amount of timeto be spent by individuals within each of the first area and the secondarea, wherein the generated user interface presentation further presentsthe second data.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for theuser interface presentation that presents time spent by individuals inthe first area of the worksite further specifies that the user interfacepresentation presents a comparison between data relating to hours earnedand data relating to hours budgeted.
 9. The method of claim 8, furthercomprising: receiving data specifying a sum of budgeted hours peractivity; computing, for each of the plurality of time periods, a countof hours earned per activity, wherein the generated user interfacepresentation further presents a comparison between the budgeted hoursand the hours earned per activity.
 10. The method of claim 1, whereinthe generated user interface further presents: (i) a total headcount ofindividuals within the first area of the work site, (ii) a daily forcereport from vendors count, (iii) a planned full time equivalent count,(iv) lost or abandoned personal wireless beacon count, (v) daily forcereport hours, (vi) timesheet hours, (vii) swipe hours, (viii) apercentage of total time covered by the presence of a plurality ofpersonal wireless beacons (ix) an average number of minutes from shiftstart to arriving at the one or more workface zones, (x) an averagenumber of minutes from leaving a last workface zone and leaving theworksite, and (xi) average break length.
 11. The method of claim 1,wherein the personal wireless beacon data further specifies a respectiveidentity of an individual associated with each personal wireless beaconin the plurality of personal wireless beacons.
 12. The method of claim1, wherein the received request for a user interface presentationspecifies a time period for the respective counts of individuals withinthe first area.
 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interfacepresentation comprises graphical representations based on (i) the countof individuals within the first area, (ii) a total number of people atthe worksite, (iii) a count of individuals within a second areadesignated as a non-productive area, (iv) data specifying an assignedamount of time to be spent by individuals within each of the first areaand the second area, (v) data specifying budgeted hours per activity,and (vi) data specifying earned hours per activity.
 14. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the generated user interface presentation comprisesuser-selectable filters that respectively filter the presentationaccording to (i) date, (ii) class, (iii) shift type, (iv) vendor, (v)role, and (vi) zone type.
 15. The method of claim 1, wherein thegenerated user interface presentation comprises two user-selectablefilters that filter the presentation according to (i) individuals whowere planned to be within the first area based on a vendor report, and(ii) individuals who were not planned to be within the first area basedon a vendor report, respectively.
 16. The method of claim 1, wherein thegenerated user interface presentation comprises two user selectablebuttons that presents the respective counts of individuals within thefirst area as (i) chart form and (ii) table form, respectively.
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Asystem comprising: one or more computers and one or more storage devicesstoring instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or morecomputers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operationscomprising: detecting, by a plurality of wireless access points of alocation tracking system that includes (i) the plurality of wirelessaccess points, (ii) a plurality of access control devices, (iii) a userinterface generator, and (iv) an extract-transform-load engine, personalwireless beacon data from a plurality of personal wireless beacons thatare located within a worksite, the personal wireless beacon dataincluding data identifying, for each personal wireless beacon, a time ofdetection, a location of a respective detecting wireless access point, adetected wireless beacon, and a daily working schedule of an individual,wherein the personal wireless beacon is configured to associate with theindividual and load the daily working schedule of the individual inresponse to communicating with a near field communication card thatstores data identifying the individual and the daily working schedule ofthe individual while the personal wireless beacon is stored on a dockingstation; detecting, by the plurality of access control devices of thelocation tracking system, access control data describing accessesgranted by an access control system to individuals to a first area ofthe worksite designated as a productive area of the worksite; receiving,by the user interface generator of the location tracking system, arequest for a user interface presentation that presents (i) time spentby individuals in the first area of the worksite, (ii) a comparisonbetween the personal wireless beacon data and the access control data,(iii) the personal wireless beacon data and the access control data, and(iv) the daily working schedules for the individuals associated with thepersonal wireless beacon data that is collected from the personalwireless beacons that are associated with the individuals and that loadthe daily working schedules of the individuals in response tocommunicating with near field communication cards that store the dataidentifying the individuals and the daily working schedules of theindividuals while the personal wireless beacons are stored on dockingstations; generating, by the user interface generator of the locationtracking system, the user interface presentation that presents (i) thetime spent by individuals in the first area of the worksite, (ii) thecomparison between the personal wireless beacon data and the accesscontrol data, (iii) the personal wireless beacon data and the accesscontrol data, and (iv) the daily working schedules for the individualsassociated with the personal wireless beacon data that is collected fromthe personal wireless beacons that are associated with the individualsand that load the daily working schedules of the individuals in responseto communicating with near field communication cards that store the dataidentifying the individuals and the daily working schedules of theindividuals while the personal wireless beacons are stored on thedocking stations; receiving, by the user interface generator of thelocation tracking system and within the user interface presentation,user input selecting a filter that specifies a plurality of timeperiods; computing, by the extract-transform-load engine of the locationtracking system and for each of the plurality of time periods, arespective first count of individuals within the first area of theworksite according to respective locations in the personal wirelessbeacon data; computing, by the extract-transform-load engine of thelocation tracking system and for each of the plurality of time periods,a respective second count of individuals within the first area of theworksite according to the access control data; comparing, by theextract-transform-load engine of the location tracking system, the firstcount of individuals according to the personal wireless beacon data tothe second count of individuals according to the access control data;based on comparing the first count of individuals according to thepersonal wireless beacon data to the second count of individualsaccording to the access control data, determining, by theextract-transform-load engine of the location tracking system, that thepersonal wireless beacon data is inconsistent with the access controldata; in response to determining that the personal wireless beacon datais inconsistent with the access control data, determining, by theextract-transform-load engine of the location tracking system, anaggregate measure of individuals granted access by the access controlsystem without having personal wireless beacons present within theworksite; updating, by the user interface generator of the locationtracking system, the user interface presentation that presents (i) thetime spent by individuals in the first area of the worksite, (ii) thecomparison between the personal wireless beacon data and the accesscontrol data, (iii) the personal wireless beacon data and the accesscontrol data, and (iv) the daily working schedules for the individualsassociated with the personal wireless beacon data that is collected fromthe personal wireless beacons that are associated with the individualsand that load the daily working schedules of the individuals in responseto communicating with near field communication cards that store the dataidentifying the individuals and the daily working schedules of theindividuals while the personal wireless beacons are stored on thedocking stations, to present the respective counts of individuals withinthe first area, the aggregate measure of individuals granted access bythe access control system without having personal wireless beaconspresent within the worksite, and the personal wireless beacon data andthe access control data over each of the plurality of time periods; andproviding, by the user interface generator of the location trackingsystem, the generated user interface presentation in response to therequest.